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SEC-registered adviser

M••••••• P•••••••

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Princeton, New JerseyCRD 318911SEC 801-123730websiteIAPD
Legal name M••••••• M••••••••• •••• L•
Latest filing Mar 25, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 17, 2022 · 10 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 15, 2022
RAUM
$298M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
2
reported on Schedule D
History
10 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$298M as of Mar 25, 2026
Mar 30, 2023$222M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 25, 2026
Mar 30, 20230 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Mar 25, 2026
Mar 30, 20235 then
Private funds2 as of Mar 25, 2026
Mar 30, 20232 then
RAUM +6.7% over the last fiscal year+10% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0offices 0 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 25, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$99.2MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+6.7%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$298M, 3 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$298M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
3reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$298M for 3 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      3 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • F•••••••• M••••• · Head Of Primary Research, Limited Partnercontrol
        since 01/2019 · owns 25% to 50%
      • H•••••• S••••• R••••• · Chief Investment Officer, Limited Partnercontrol
        since 01/2019 · owns 50% to 75%
      • K••• R•••• J••••• · Chief Compliance Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Limited Partnercontrol
        since 08/2022 · owns 10% to 25%
      • H•••••• S••••• R••••• · Managing Membercontrol
        since 01/2019 · owns 75% or more of W•••••••• L••
      Entity owners
      • W•••••••• L•• · General Partner
        direct · owns less than 5%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • M••••••• C••••••••• G• L••
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 4 to 3
        Dec 4, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 4 to 3
        Dec 4, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $279M to $298M
        Dec 4, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Employees · 6 to 7
        Dec 4, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Other offices · 0 to 1
        Dec 4, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $279M to $298M
        Dec 4, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $279M to $298M
        Dec 4, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • RAUM · $279M to $298M
        Dec 4, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $278M to $279M
        Jun 25, 2024 to Apr 16, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Jun 25, 2024 to Apr 16, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $278M to $279M
        Jun 25, 2024 to Apr 16, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $278M to $279M
        Jun 25, 2024 to Apr 16, 2025
      • RAUM · $278M to $279M
        Jun 25, 2024 to Apr 16, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 5 to 4
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $222M to $278M
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Employees · 5 to 6
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $222M to $278M
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $222M to $278M
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • RAUM · $222M to $278M
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $201M to $222M
        Sep 27, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $201M to $222M
        Sep 27, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $201M to $222M
        Sep 27, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • RAUM · $201M to $222M
        Sep 27, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Related adviser · true to false
        Sep 27, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Business name · M••••••• M••••••••• •••• L• to M••••••• P•••••••
        Aug 12, 2022 to Sep 27, 2022
      • Accounts · 1 to 4
        Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022
      • Advisory employees · 3 to 5
        Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 1 to 4
        Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022
      • Assets in custody · unset to 201215525.0
        Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022
      • Custody of client assets · false to true
        Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022
      • Employees · 3 to 5
        Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022
      • Private funds · 1 to 2
        Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $29.7M to $201M
        Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $29.7M to $201M
        Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022
      • RAUM · $29.7M to $201M
        Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022
      • Related adviser · false to true
        Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022
      Signals
      3 dated events
      • C•••••• M•••••• C•••• (Analyst, Limited Partner) no longer on Schedule A of M••••••• P••••••• (listed 2024-05-08, absent 2024-06-25)
        Jun 25, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • Joseph Ryan Kus (Chief Compliance Officer & Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of M••••••• P•••••••
        Aug 12, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • M••••••• M••••••••• •••• L• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Mar 17, 2022 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/mercatorpartnersreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
      Website
      mercatorpartners.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
      Principal office phone
      347-753-2779reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 25, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026